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Paperback. While the typical Japanese male politician glides through his district in air-conditioned taxis, the typical female voter trundles along the side streets on a simple bicycle. Studying the politics of the average female citizen in Japan, this title argues that this taxi-bicycle contrast reaches deeply into Japanese society. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520212916
ISBN
9780520212916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. Addresses masculine gender expectations in a male-dominated political world, the connection between gendered identity and ethical being. This book follows the lives of two very different Japanese men entering political life in two very different communities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ2; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259171
ISBN
9780520259171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Psychologists explore the reality of cyberbullies Millions of children are affected by bullies each year. Advances in social media, email, instant messaging, and cell phones, however, have moved bullying from a schoolyard fear to a constant threat. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMH; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334807
ISBN
9781444334807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.15

Paperback. Psychologists explore the reality of cyberbullies Millions of children are affected by bullies each year. Advances in social media, email, instant messaging, and cell phones, however, have moved bullying from a schoolyard fear to a constant threat. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMH; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334814
ISBN
9781444334814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.46

Paperback. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time Magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780321288
ISBN
9781780321288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: VS; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Energy Psychology Press United States
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition,First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604150629
ISBN
9781604150629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.26

Paperback. Examines how the staggering growth in mobile phone usage is transforming business, politics and daily life in India Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFF; PDR; TJKT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043137
ISBN
9781849043137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. This reader uses an alternative approach to gender at work to provoke new thinking about traditional management topics, such as leadership and negotiation. * Presents students with an alternative conceptual approach to gender in the workplace. Editor(s): Ely, Robin J.; Foldy, Erica Gabrielle; Scully, Maureen A. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KJMV2; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405102568
ISBN
9781405102568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.47

Hardcover. This reader uses an alternative approach to gender at work to provoke new thinking about traditional management topics, such as leadership and negotiation. * Presents students with an alternative conceptual approach to gender in the workplace. Editor(s): Ely, Robin J.; Foldy, Erica Gabrielle; Scully, Maureen A. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KJMV2; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405102551
ISBN
9781405102551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45
€ 80.37

Paperback. Against the background of globalization and campaigns to provide basic education for all the world's children, this title compares primary and elementary schooling in England, France, India, Russia and the United States. It is structured around three levels of analysis: systems, school and classrooms. Num Pages: 664 pages, 19. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220510
ISBN
9780631220510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Paperback. This engaging book argues that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to shape the urban future while advancing social justice, promoting care for the environment and bolstering community empowerment. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447304968
ISBN
9781447304968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99

Paperback. Losing a loved one and coping with the subsequent adjustments that follow are a difficult fact of life, but people with learning disabilities face specific difficulties in processing and managing these changes. This book acknowledges the importance of helping relationships in supporting this vulnerable group through periods of loss and bereavement. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN2; MMJT; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849050203
ISBN
9781849050203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.56

Paperback. Robin Gill examines the issues that connect faith and moral leadership in an increasingly fragmented and relativistic world. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Robin Gill examines the issues that connect faith and moral leadership in an increasingly fragmented and relativistic world. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KIN0035794
ISBN
9780567085504
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Focuses on the conspiracy of the sinking of Titanic ship, with evidence of why the White Star company intended to defraud the insurance company by swapping the identity of Titanic and the damaged Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, in a collision with HMS Hawke, with conclusive photographic and documentary evidence of the swap. Num Pages: 288 pages, c20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526. 288 pages, c20 illustrations. Focuses on the conspiracy of the sinking of Titanic ship, with evidence of why the White Star company intended to defraud the insurance company by swapping the identity of Titanic and the damaged Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, in a collision with HMS Hawke, with conclusive photographic and documentary evidence of the swap. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTM; JFHC. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 520.
Publisher
Ian Allan Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711034969
ISBN
9780711034969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AF; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248. 192 pages, bibliography. Originally published in 1947, this is a classic work by one of Ireland's great interpreters of the medieval Irish world, from the seventh to the seventeenth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AF; DNF; JFC. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 16. Weight: 248.
Publisher
LILLIPUT PRESS
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874675310
ISBN
9781874675310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.00
€ 11.93

paperback. Analyzing how health professionals and educators communicated with constituents about sex Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSJ1; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077661
ISBN
9780252077661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Hardback. Demonstrates that Nabokov's Pale Fire has a classical unity and represents a direct attack on T.S. Eliot's philosophical position, particularly as given in The Waste Land and as represented by Eliot's later tendency for conservatism in literature, politics and religion. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 235 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235650
ISBN
9781936235650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.22

Hardback. Series: Oxford Studies in Language and Law. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFMC; LAQ; LAR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 28. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199334162
ISBN
9780199334162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.85

Paperback. Investigates the changing meanings of the concept and the contemporary diasporic condition, including case studies of Jewish, Armenian, African, Chinese, British, Indian, Lebanese and Caribbean people. The title outlines a fresh perspectives for the study of diasporas. It also features illustrations, guided readings, and suggested essay questions. Series: Global Diasporas. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415435512
ISBN
9780415435512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.52

Hardcover. This text combines research with the author's investigations to produce an account of the role of witchcraft in the past. It argues that witchcraft - its belief and persecutions - cannot be explained by general causes but was as complex and changing as the society of which it formed a vital part. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD1; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233251
ISBN
9780631233251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.51

Hardback. Representations of Joan of Arc have been used in the United States for the past 200 years, appearing in advertising, cartoons, popular song, art, criticism and propaganda. "Visions of the Maid" examines three pivotal films on the heroine as well as a broad array of popular culture references. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; APFA; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920757
ISBN
9780813920757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.51

Paperback. This volume offers introductions to the work of fifteen avant-garde American women filmmakers. Editor(s): Blaetz, Robin. Num Pages: 432 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340447
ISBN
9780822340447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Shows how the concepts of childhood innocence fundamentally shaped the history of race in the US Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 318 pages, 52 b&w illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814787083
ISBN
9780814787083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Hardcover. Demonstrates the centrality of sex, gender, and sexuality to theories of human behaviors and practices. This title presents a broader view of the significance of studying same-sex cultures and sexualities across cultures. Editor(s): Robertson, Jennifer. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232995
ISBN
9780631232995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.97

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